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************* SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS  ***********************

Student Modelling for Intelligent Tutoring Systems

Mini-workshop at the Fifth International Conference on User Modeling
to be held at Kaui, Hawaii, 2 January 1996

Student modelling is a key technology in the design of Intelligent 
Tutoring Systems (ITS). It helps in deciding the timing and structure of 
the tutor's feedback, in choosing appropriate problems for the 
student, and in formulating advice for the student. In other 
words, a student model enables the tutor to individualize its
interaction with the student. 
The main aim of this workshop is to provide an opportunity for 
researchers working in student modelling for ITS to share their vision 
and concerns regarding the following questions: 
How much diagnosis of the student does an ITS need? 
How does this impact the role of the human instructor?  
Do we need a cognitive model of the student to be able to build stand-alone
ITS systems? 
Which tasks of the human instructor can we automate or assist if we were to
build a performance-based model of the student? 

Participants will make brief presentations, following which there will 
be discussions addressing these issues.

The workshop is intended for those doing research in student modelling for 
ITS. Those wishing to participate should submit a position paper of no more
than 4 pages in plain text format to alem@syd.dit.csiro.au, outlining their
position on some of the issues, as well as a brief description of previous
work that has provided experience leading to these positions. Diversity of
views on the issues is encouraged.

Deadlines:  Submission of contributions:  Nov.  3, 1995
          	  Notification of acceptance:  Nov. 13, 1995
           Workshop date: Jan.  2, 1996 (morning)

Organising Committee:
Leila Alem (chair), CSIRO, Australia
Jim Greer, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Cecile Paris, University of Brighton, UK


Contact:  Dr. Leila Alem 
Division of Information Technology
CSIRO 
 Sydney 
 AUSTRALIA 
Email: alem@syd.dit.csiro.au

